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Thermosyphons and Heat Pipes: Theory and Applications

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Several different applications of thermosyphon assisted equipment are described in this chapter.  First, the use of thermosyphpns to recover part of the water lost to the ambient in cooling towers is discussed. Following, the use of thermosyphons for the solar heating of house internal ambient is presented. In the sequence, the use of thermosyphons in ovens, to promote efficient consumption of energy and the uniform temperature and humidity distributions is described. Finally, the use of thermosyphons in heating of oil storage tanks and in gas pumping and distributing stations, is discussed.

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Mantelli, M.B.H. (2021). Other Applications. In: Thermosyphons and Heat Pipes: Theory and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62773-7_11

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